Nugent, who was married to Magdalena Estudillo {1842- }another daughter of Jose Joaquin Estudillo. A colony of about twenty farmers bought parcels of land in 1872. The original Rancho Guadalupe grant was described by boundaries, rather than a specific area, and was confirmed by the Commission and District Court containing . Rancho Guadalupe and Rancho Punta de Laguna shared a common border, but a combination of vague definition and government errors produced three different surveys and two patents and lengthy litigation. A third survey pushed the boundary with Rancho Punta de Laguna east. However, the boundary of Rancho Punta de Laguna, was fixed by its patented in 1873. After seven more years of litigation, in 1880 the US confirmed the owners of Rancho Guadalupe, leaving the owners of Rancho Punta de Laguna short. The Rancho Punta de Laguna owners then turned to congress. In 1890, congress gave the Rancho Punta de Laguna owners rights to unoccupied California land equal to what they had lost. See also Ranchos of California List of Ranchos of California References External links Ranchos of Santa Barbara County Map Diseño del Rancho Guadalupe y Llanitos de los Correos : Calif. at The Bancroft Library otro Diseño del Rancho Guadalupe y Llanitos de los Correos : Calif. at The Bancroft Library Guadalupe Guadalupe Guadalupe 1840 establishments in Alta California